Osmania General Hospital issues memo to Assistant Professor for allegedly sharing photos of rescued snake
Hyderabad: A day after a rat snake has been found and rescued in the Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad, the superintendent of the hospital issued a memo to the assistant professor of the general medicine department, Dr Pratibha Laxmi for allegedly sharing pictures and videos of the rat snake through social media.
The Times of India reports that the memo was issued the same day the snake was also found. It stated that the doctor went against the service rules and made an issue out of the entire episode while not following the proper channels of voicing concerns.
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The professor is the representative of the newly formed Telangana Teaching Government Doctors Association (TTGDA). The position of representing the hospital at TTGDA is held by her.
However, the warning memo has disappointed and has angered many teaching doctors. A member of the TTGDA told TOI, "Raising voices about snake and rat menace in Osmania General Hospital is not for any doctors' personal gains. The issue was raised only because it is a safety hazard for all patients on campus. If they were unhappy with the way the information was made available to the media and public then they should have counselled the doctor instead of issuing a memo." The TTGDA members have condemned the move and demanded the hospital authorities withdraw the memo.
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